Hail CEOsar!

It's easy to look at failed organizations that once appeared to be indestructible and conclude that because they did not endure that they have nothing to teach us. The truth is, everything ends. But that doesn't mean there is nothing to learn from those companies, institutions and kingdoms that lasted far longer than those we know today. 

To wit: Rome. From it's founding as a republic in 510 BC to the empire's fall in the West in 476 AD, its survival for nearly a millennium is remarkable. This short article from Knowledge at Wharton explores how the leaders of Rome faced similar challenges to the CEOs of today be it strategy, succession, planning, public relations and many other areas of leadership.